Background

Auto Repair Industry Background And Overview

In 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transit Statistics, there are over 250,000,000 registered passenger vehicles on U.S. roads today. The average age of those registered vehicles is now 9.4 years, up from 9.2 years in 2008. As the number of aging vehicles increases, the number of auto mechanical malfunctions also increases. The care and maintenance of these automobiles is primarily entrusted to the auto repair industry.

Four types of businesses in the United States offer general automotive repair services: full-service gasoline stations, independent garages, automotive dealerships, and chain automotive centers. In the mid-1990s to early 2000s, full-service gasoline stations and independent garages experienced a decline due to the trend toward specialization in automotive mechanics and the competition offered by automotive dealerships and chain automotive centers. According to Manta, an online informational company that offers free information for companies (more than 60 million firms around the world) wanting to build and grow, there are over 130,000 companies that deal with auto mechanics in the U.S. As the number of generalized auto repair shops continues to decline, specialization in automotive repair continues to grow in demand.

The EPA offers a good guidebook on regulations affecting auto repair facilities (EPA 305-B-03-004). Within this sector, you will find references to environmental and best-management-practice documents and processes that have been peer-reviewed for accuracy.

Within this sector, you will find references to documents and processes that have been peer reviewed for accuracy and are the latest state of the art techniques available in the industry. We have made a concentrated effort to provide internet accessible and downloadable Adobe pdf files in lieu of paper copies.

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About WSPPN

The Western Sustainability and Pollution Prevention Network (WSPPN) is a cooperative alliance of pollution prevention (P2) programs throughout EPA Region 9 (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Trust Territories, and Tribal Lands). The network serves as a technical resource for regional P2 issues through researching, consolidating, and disseminating P2 information. WSPPN was established in 1997 and is run as a service provided by The Business Environmental Program (BEP) at the University of Nevada, Reno.